The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-10-28
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The queen Of England recently re-
fused to allow the present duke Of
Marlborough to surrender to her 10
person the garter which had Been his
~father's. The reason for this excep-
ton to her ordinary custom was the
character of the proposed donor. The
private life Of this duke is a matter of
public notoriety. He has been con-
cerned in a series of domestic scandals
which could not disgrace the family
because he was only following in the
footsteps of his immediate predecessors,
but they made his own record infamous
and should have precluded him from
admission into what is called our
s.tirst'' society.
Such has not been the case. however.
This duke of Marlborough is now at
Newport, and appears to be the lion of
that resort. He has met the prominent
members of that society, has attended
its balls and receptions. and has upon
invitation made tho house IF q lady of
wealth his home during his stay there.
He is sought after, courted and feted,
and the fashion papers will probably
be filed with his doings, as well as
hose Of the set which is patroniziug
him. In this set it is of apparetly
small account what a mans character
is so that he belongs to English NO.
biiity. and in this case. though the
duke CT NJ ,rlborough's record is such
as should contine him TO the alleys aud
'iams. hc has found ready admission
INTO the homes of persons of grcat
wealth and presumably of the highest
social standing. IL is fortunate, how
Yer, that this set is in Il minority. He
would have probably found prisons
ready 10 receive him ut any other
place of Summer resort, but it is due to
American society 10 say that they are
few and that they belong to the vulgar
class. They are the people who
lignre IN the sensational depart
rls MIS- of society columns. VINO air their
dresses and jewels tor the benefit OF
the Jrnkinses, WHO are loud in attire
and action. and who would rather be
mentioned wen in II vulgar way than
not be mentioned at all. They are the
people who commend attention for
th,ir money alone and whose sole aim
it is 10 exhibit what it procur.s. Such
people would not hesitate to accept a
mem GER of the Enalish nobility though
his spotted character rules him out of
good English society and bars him
from the presence of his queen. Evil
IDENTITY lie is among his kind. 1t is TO
be hoped that The special commission
dispatched by the London Times to
study 'his country will rot make the
mistake of surprising that the valgarity
ri the Newport set is characteristic Of
American first society. People of this
'Sisd are to be found everywhere, but
they are exceptions, whose vulgarity
appears only the more conspicuous be-
cause heir great wealth and their
methods of showing it keep them in
the puhiic view. There is a first soci-
ETY. in this country which is modest and
retiring and which has higher object.
than mere Vulgar personal display. A
superficial observer or II stranger
might not make its acquaintance SO
easily. bee iuse it does not seek public
nctoriety and particularly shuns the
neighborhood of sensational newspaper
correspondents. The observer who is
sincere enough to look below the sur
fasc will find the best American socie-
tv, and discover that it has no sympa-
thy with the ilashy. loud and vulgar
set at Newport, who are playing ths
snob to the duke Of Marlborough.
Such men always find their own level.
Chicago Tribune.